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KAS ELA Standard: L.3.5.a

Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Idioms About Money
Idioms About Money
Five sets of idioms related to money.
Idioms About Fire
Idioms About Fire
Five sets of idioms related to fire!
Idiom Tasks
Idiom Tasks
Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.
Idioms about Weather
Idioms about Weather
Five sets of idioms related to the weather.
Idioms About Red
Idioms About Red
Five sets of idioms related to the color red.
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Two sets of idioms related to numbers.
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).
Sets of Idioms Related to Food
Sets of Idioms Related to Food
Five sets of five idioms, all related to food.
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”
Ambiguous Sentences
Ambiguous Sentences
Rather than just demand that students “write clearly,” we’ll explore the hazards of poorly written sentences… and maybe create one of our own!
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
Can students spot similes vs metaphors?
Sets of Idioms
Sets of Idioms
Why do we say ‘break a leg’? Five themed sets of idioms your students will actually remember.
Content Imperatives: Paradox
Content Imperatives: Paradox
How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!